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Title: How third-party running apps stack up to Apple Watch's Workout Post by: HCK on May 15, 2015, 03:00:34 pm How third-party running apps stack up to Apple Watch's Workout
<article> <section class="page"> <p> Third-party running apps are at a disadvantage on the Apple Watch. They don’t have access to the watch’s sensors, which means they can’t accurately measure the intensity of your workout and calculate how many calories you burned. They also require some initial setup on your iPhone to make sure they’re tracking the information you want on your wrist, whereas the watch’s native Workout app (http://www.macworld.com/article/2916819/apple-watch-as-fitness-tracker-putting-activity-and-workout-through-their-paces.html) just, well, works. The nail in the coffin: You can’t use them when you leave your phone behind (http://www.macworld.com/article/2895094/taking-apple-watch-for-a-run-dont-forget-your-iphone.html).</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2921717/how-third-party-running-apps-stack-up-to-apple-watchs-workout.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: How third-party running apps stack up to Apple Watch's Workout (http://www.macworld.com/article/2921717/how-third-party-running-apps-stack-up-to-apple-watchs-workout.html#tk.rss_all) |